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Dr. Kathryn Hall elected first woman president of Florida facial plastic surgery society

USF surgeon Kathryn L. Hall, MD, was recently named president of the Florida Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, taking the helm as the first woman president […]

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Integrated team of USF pediatric specialists gives family a medical home

Faced with an unknown condition that was leaving their newborn twin babies unable to breathe on their own, a family turns to USF Health, because “we needed help from top experts […]

Motorcycle ride to benefit USF Parkinson’s disease center

The fundraiser teams patient with USF neurologist who studies new treatments for the neurodegenerative disease Tampa, FL (Feb. 18, 2015) – The first time his right arm froze […]

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USF Health ALS Clinic named a Center of Excellence

The USF Health ALS Clinic was named a Certified Treatment Center of Excellence by the ALS Association Feb. 2, further validating the Clinic team’s multidisciplinary approach for treating […]

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USF Health focuses on women and heart disease, launches new program

Katie Pemble was trim, did not smoke and lived what she considered a healthy lifestyle. “Do I look like a heart attack waiting to happen?”  Pemble, 50, asked […]

USF professors lend interdisciplinary expertise to cutting-edge medical alert system

Two USF faculty members from different disciplines helped develop a new medical alert system that works proactively – providing ongoing monitoring rather than waiting for a reactive push […]

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BANDaids for BRIDGE combines students’ passion for health care with entertainment

By Saundra Amrhein The fourth annual BANDaids for BRIDGE talent show and fundraiser for the USF BRIDGE Healthcare Clinic will be held on Friday, Jan. 9, from 6:30 […]

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USF Health to study whether medication will help patients with atrial fibrillation fare better after a stroke

The $2.2 million investigator-initiated clinical trial will compare a new rapid-onset anticoagulant with warfarin, the standard medical treatment for Afib. Tampa, FL (Dec. 12, 2014) – The USF […]

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Tampa General Hospital among the elite stroke centers in the country

USF stroke experts staff the TGH Stroke Center, providing patients in the Tampa Bay region with 24/7 access to more specialized stroke care, including on-site neurosurgeons and medical teams […]

PatientsLikeMe and USF Health collaborate to empower cancer patients

Partnership marks the first between the patient network and an academic health center CAMBRIDGE, Mass (Dec. 4, 2014) — PatientsLikeMe and the USF Health Internal Medicine Department have partnered […]

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